Mathematical pattern?

[WRB852]

I just found something weird.

2*2=4 and 2+2=4

1.2*6=7.2 and 1.2+6=7.2

Is there a way to find more, or are they just mathematical anomalies?

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[Otis Da HousKat]

stuff happens

[TapeDeck]

divide by 0

[snot2]

division is multiply backwards

[Otis Da HousKat]

division is multiply backwards

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[WRB852]

Haha snot.

[laremere]

Huh, this is interesting.  I'll have to write a calculator program to try to find more.

[Sirrus]

10*10= 100
10+10= 20

Phael.

[laremere]

Playing around, I've found 3 and 1.5 work too.  I think I've found something part of a pattern, but not posting the idea till I try a few more.

[Sirrus]

You simply pick any positive integer over two, pick a number less then two but more than one (it decreases the higher the number goes) and it's basically toying around to find how close the number needs to be to one to increase it by just that number.

I think.

[Randy]

For any Real Number t:

a =  t 
    t-1
b = t

where

a*b = a+b

t can take infinitely many values, so there are infinitely many solutions.

[tapemaster21]

Graph the one's you've found.

[laremere]

Oh, Randys got it, was going to saw something, but he's got the solution...


Edit: lol, the graph of it on a calc looks odd.

[Otis Da HousKat]

For any Real Number t:where
t can take infinitely many values, so there are infinitely many solutions.

t≠1

[tapemaster21]

Oh, Randys got it, was going to saw something, but he's got the solution...


Edit: lol, the graph of it on a calc looks odd.

If they are in numerical order and it looks odd, follow it and any points you can get, SHOULD work the same way.